The assay may be used to test the following specimen types: clinician-collected and self-collected (in a clinical setting) vaginal swabs, clinician-collected endocervical swabs, female and male urine, clinician-collected male urethral swabs, and self-collected (in a clinical setting) penile meatal swabs (Table 2).14 For females, a vaginal swab is the preferred specimen type because it yields higher clinical sensitivity than other specimen types for detecting Mgen; however, female urine or clinician-collected endocervical swabs may be used as alternative specimens when vaginal swab specimens are not available. If female urine or clinician-collected endocervical swab specimens test negative, testing with a vaginal swab may be indicated if Mgen infection is suspected. Pap vial is not an acceptable collection device for this test.
Swab type | Collection device | Collection device label |
Vaginal swabc | Aptima® multitest collection kit | Orange label |
Penile Meatal swabc | Aptima® multitest collection kit | Orange label |
Endocervical swab | Aptima® unisex collection kit | White label |
Male urethral swab | Aptima® unisex collection kit | White label |
Male/female urine | Aptima® urine collection kit | Yellow label |